22 Jan 1905
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1905
Page
1
President E C Branson returned from New York with a thousand dollar check donated to the State Normal School for interior improvements of campus buildings. The gift boosts prospects as canvass results near and hopes rise for a total five thousand dollars to be raised in the coming weeks.
Blood poisoning from two lobster claws killed Otto Zimerman, a chef at a New York restaurant. The incident occurred as he prepared lobsters, his work known for precision, raising concerns about kitchen safety and seafood handling practices.
O N Sutton was convicted in Bainbridge superior court on attempting to assault 11 year old Alice Skelton after kidnapping her from her foster home in November. The jury accepted her testimony, sentencing him to ten years for the attempted assault with an appeal pending.
In Oglethorpe County near Winte rville a daring arson attempt targeted Mr. William J. Fleeman's barn and wagon house. Will Dean and his cousin Henry Dean were bound over to the superior court on $500 bonds after confessing to the plot, with Henry named as the likely incendiary. Both suspects were sent to Lexington jail as hands testified to the events and impartial trial.
Judge Steel of Oberlin and President King joined the plan. A few weeks later a list was forwarded and Carnegie sent a $15,000 check with a personal letter to Mr Cadmus expressing hope for a future meeting. The magnate credited Cadmus for the work and lauded him as fit for both earth and heaven.
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